Reactive intermediates on metal surfaces: A ketene monolayer on single crystal platinum generated by photolysis of pyridyl α-diazoketones
Selective and efficient transformation of a diazoketone monolayer on a Pt (110) metal surface has been achieved by irradiation using light with a wavelength of 300-400 nm. The monolayer loses nitrogen to give a remarkably stable ketene intermediate at the interface.
Pitters, Jason L.,Griffiths, Keith,Kovar, Milan,Norton, Peter R.,Workentin, Mark S.